Thomas Lukaszuk

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2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Castle Downs
Thomas Lukaszuk
MLA for Edmonton-Castle Downs
In office
March 12, 2001 May 5, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Nicole Goehring 11,68964.46%51.83%
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk 4,18223.06%-29.54%
Wildrose Gerrit Roosenboom1,3837.63%-13.89%
Liberal Todd Ross8804.85%-6.69%
Total18,134
Rejected, spoiled and declined69
Eligible electors / turnout35,64151.07%1.17%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 5.16%
Source(s)
Source: "30 - Edmonton-Castle Downs, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Castle Downs
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Thomas A. Lukaszuk 8,05452.60%1.05%
Wildrose John Oplanich3,29521.52%
New Democratic Brian Labelle1,93412.63%2.97%
Liberal Kim Cassady1,76811.55%-25.11%
Alberta Party Jeff Funnell2601.70%
Total15,311
Rejected, spoiled and declined62
Eligible electors / turnout30,80449.91%9.59%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 8.09%
Source(s)
Source: "30 - Edmonton-Castle Downs, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 21, 2020.

2008 general election

2008 Alberta general election results ( Edmonton-Castle Downs )Turnout 40.3%
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk7,15951.6%
Liberal Chris Kibermanis5,09036.7%
Green Bob Reckhow2972.1%
New Democratic Ali Haymour1,3419.7%

2004 general election

2004 Alberta general election results ( Edmonton-Castle Downs )Turnout 41.3%
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk5,02241.8%
Liberal Chris Kibermanis5,01941.8%
Alberta Alliance Colin Presizniuk5864.9%
New Democratic Peter Cross1,31410.9%
Social Credit Ross Korpi780.6%

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election results ( Edmonton-Castle Downs )Turnout 46.9%
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk5,97151.1%
Liberal Boris Yaremko4,47938.3%
New Democratic Michael Charrois1,23510.6%

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